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Item 80137
Title: The bridge over the "Gut" in South Bristol, 1996
Contributed by: South Bristol Historical Society
Date: 1996
Location: South Bristol
Media: color photograph
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Title: An early bridge across "The Gut", South Bristol, ca. 1900
Contributed by: South Bristol Historical Society
Date: circa 1900
Location: South Bristol
Media: black and white photograph
Item 79590
Title: Steel draw bridge over the "Gut," South Bristol, ca. 1926
Contributed by: South Bristol Historical Society
Date: circa 1926
Location: South Bristol
Media: black and white photograph
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Is it possible to have a rail system for the Taurus judge/any other 410. Pistol to make it an undermount for the ar-15?
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Doing so would be adding a stock to the pistol, making it an NFA item.
I dont see the advantage of a .410 when you have a rifle round. 12 gauge, sure. But .410 not really. The 223 would do more damage.
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Just having two options for home defense. Of course the nfa needs to be rewritten.
Any other legal options to go by? A specialized shotgun designed for civilians for an undermount?
That's your second thread on the same point. As said, that is manufacturing a Short Barreled Rifle. Good for 10 yrs and $10K fine without FIRST doing paperwork with the BATFE. The NFA goes back to 1934, so you may have a wait on that rewrite.
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We happened upon this spot, while walking around Kinsale. Decided to stop in for lunch. Had wonderful bagel sandwiches!!! Nice, friendly staff as well.
We happened upon this spot, while walking around Kinsale. Decided to stop in for lunch. Had wonderful bagel sandwiches!!! Nice, friendly staff as well.
My sister & I found this gem by accident on a visit to Kinsale. We asked a gent on the street if he could recommend somewhere for lunch & he recommended Cucina. A lovely friendly young Aoife greeted us & chatted to us. Such a lovely sweet girl. We had a little wait for it but as it is prepared... More
We had a really enjoyable lunch after discovering Cucina as we walked through the area. The food was very tasty, the people were really friendly and helpful and the atmosphere was good. In fact, we enjoyed everything so much that we went back the next afternoon for coffee and a snack. Another great stop.
The crab salad here is amazing...so fresh & tasteful. My husband had the daily 'special' which was a spicy sausage pasta, also excellent! Service was extremely courteous & friendly, we are happy to highly recommend this restaurant.
Just had lunch and it was scrummy. Poratbello mushrooms in focaccia bread. Service was very good too and the guy interacted with everyone giving advise about Kinsale, greeting regulars and adding that little extra. Bottom line the food says it all. Definitely will be back.
Had lunch with friends here on a Saturday it really is a nice little place with good food. The staff are friendly and its just nice to go in and have a roll or a bap with a cup of coffee. Can be a bit busy as is it in the heart of Kinsale, but I wouldn't let that turn... More
We stumbled upon Cucina one morning when we had showed up for the local market WAY too early (darn guide book). One of our party hadn't eaten breakfast and the rest of us figured we'd just get coffee. Well when I saw eggs benedict on the menu, I couldn't resist. So glad I did not. They were AMAZING! The bacon... More
really really really loved the bacon that the chef did with the eggs benedict. please keep it up i will be back next year!!!!!! unfrotunitly i am back in nz now so cant pop in on a saturday morning again for awhile.
Excellent quality and served with a smile, the crab salad was delicious, I have eaten here twice and will come again
Had a cappuccino here this week - well that is what it was called on the menu. However a cappuccino is a shot of espresso topped with frothy milk served in a normal sized coffee cup. This abomination was about half a pint of brown sludgy stuff topped with some milk froth served in what looked like a yellow bucket... More
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31. How to Replace a GripShift Cable
Learn how to disassemble and reassemble a twist shifter to replace the inner shift cable.
Learn how to disassemble and reassemble a twist shifter to replace the inner shift cable.
Today we'll learn how to replace a Sram GripShift(R) style shifter cable. For this job, you'll need a replacement shift cable and end cap, a 2.5mm allen key to open the grip shifter, a 5mm allen key or 9mm open end wrench to loosen the derailleur pinch bolt and brake levers, a cable cutter to trim the cable and pinch the cap, some light oil to lube the cable housings and a tiny bit of waterproof grease for inside the shifter.
The first step is to remove the old cable. Shift either your front or rear derailleur to the smallest sprocket and cut the old cable cap off. Then loosen the pinch bolt and slide the inner cable out of the derailleur and cable housings.
Now loosen your brake lever and slide it along the handlebar so we have room to open the grip shifter unit. Turn the shifter to the highest gear if you're replacing the rear cable, or the lowest gear if you're replacing the front. You'll notice a small allen bolt on the outside of the shifter body. Loosen this off but don't un-thread it completely as they are really easy to lose.
Once the shifter turns freely on the handlebar, jiggle and pull the grip apart until it separates into two parts. Sometimes it helps to very gently pry it open with a flat screwdriver.
Now you'll have to be extra careful. The first thing watch for is a tiny piece of oddly-shaped metal sitting on the inside of the shifter. It's really important to keep that spring exactly where it is as the shifter won't function without it. Slide the old cable out of the shifter and pay careful attention to how it was wrapped around inside the shifter. The cable usually wraps around once and sits in a little groove.
Apply a tiny dab of grease to the grooves where the cable sits inside the shifter. Slide the new cable back into the shifter, loosely wrap it around once, and then slide it through the shifter body. Now pull the cable tight and set it down into the shifter grooves the same way it came out. If it looks right, push the two parts of the shifter back together and try turning the shifter. If the cable is installed correctly it should click and turn normally. Slide your brake lever back into position and tighten it. Now turn the shifter so the cable is tucked up under the brake lever and tighten it as well.
Drop a little bit of light oil into the cable housings before installing the new cable. Thread the inner cable back through the housings and the derailleur pinch bolt. Make sure your shifter is in the smallest sprocket and then pull the cable tight and tighten the bolt. Now run through the gears and adjust your front or rear derailleur as needed.
The last step is to cut the excess cable off about two inches past the pinch bolt. Then slide on the aluminum cap and just partially squish it 2 or 3 times with your cable cutter so that it stays on. This will keep the cable from fraying.
Hi guys,
So I've recently noticed that my rear dérailleur has almost completely lost its ability to shift the chain between sprockets (on a good day, it can move between two of the seven rear sprockets).
I think I've found the source of the problem in the shift mechanism:
In the photo, you can see the dérailleur cable enter a white plastic part (just below the "2"). You can also see some big metal wires emerging from the housing and meeting this white plastic part (just below the "1").
When the dérailleu...
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I was having issues with my bike chain slipping on the front derailleur mid ride and skipping gears on the rear when shifting. Did some reading determined that my derailleurs probably needed adjusting, most likely because as a relatively new bike the cables would have stretched. I had my housemate have a look (he has a little bit of bike knowledge) he twisted the H and L screws and the barrel adjuster to show me what they do (actually made the front derailleur worse) and left me to it.
Anyway I'm normally pretty good at fixing things so I followed instructions from the internet a...
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Can anyone tell me where to begin when resetting the position of the front derailer and shift cables on a cheep older Walmart bike? I was trying to fix the scrapping of the derailer and shifting problems but messed up and loosened the shift cable bolt and can't get anything back. I loose the large ring or the small during shifting so I need to start from scratch...but where?... Read more >>
I recently got a Trek Antelope 800, and the thumb shifter is broken. I have found a thumb shifter (Shimano Tourney SL-TX50) but I am not sure if it comes with the cables I need to install. Anyone know where I could get these cables?... Read more >>
I'm putting my plan together to fix up a Fuji Allegro, and I'm curious if I can tuck the cable housing for the brakes under the handlebar tape, or if it must be above. Not a deal breaker either way, just curious if it is a functional idea.... Read more >>
[attachment=4841]I have a non-branded carbon fiber TT bike (Cervelo P3) purchased on the internet. It looks very similar to the picture posted. The problem is once the shift cables are installed and adjusted the shifting only works a couple of times or less and then hangs up and the cable binds up somehow and the bike will not change gears. When you take the tension off, the cable will slide back and forth thru the housing without hanging up. Has anyone experienced this before? Is there a way to replace the internal housing? I think the frame is not hollow and has plates that the hou... Read more >>
So I bought a new Schwinn bike to replace my old one that got stolen, and on the first set of gears (the ones connected to the pedals) the cable wasn't taught enough to switch gears. So, I researched, and found that the cable had to be tighter. So I thightened it. Now it goes up to 3 from the first gear, but it won't go down to the 2nd gear. So I turned the dial to one, and it went to one. It won't go to the second gear even though the dial says it is. What should I adjust to fix this? I ride long distances, and up bridges, so this is kind of a big problem.... Read more >>
Can anyone tell me the difference between galvanised and stainless steel cables/wires? From what I have read online, stainless steel doesn't rust. I have bought some cables, so how do I check what material it is?
Thank you...
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Hi! Newcomer here.
I am the proud owner of a KTM Ultra Fun So far it has been nothing but joy, until recently the right-hand gear-shift cable decided to burst and detach from the gear-shift lever (Shimano ST M410) in the middle of a ride, part of the cable remaining inside...
The first pic below shows the large fraction of cable as I was able to retrieve. The second one zooms into the broken end.
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Ok, I was cleaning my bike and as I was wiping down the seat tube, the front derailleur cable flung out, as the allen screw wasn't very tight...
I looked up several videos and followed them to the best of my ability, but I can't get the slack out of the cable...
I thought that the white things on the cable housing in the 3rd picture were the barrel adjusters referred to in videos, but turning them has no effect.
Please help ...
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Hi all, my friends road bike is knackard and it's up to me to fix it. I've compeltely overhauled the bike and it's running fantastic apart from one minor, annoying little problem.
The bike used to use those horrible lever-pull shifters below the handlebars however I changed to a pair of Shimano 7-speed rapid-fire shifters with integrated brake levers and the problem now is that the frame lacks the neccesary cable stop boss, and so far I've been using duct-tape and a bunch of cable-ties however this is just not strong enough and the cable is moving when shifting the gears on the re...
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I have just replaced the rear gear cable, the bike now runs and shifts okay but in certain gears there is either a clicking sound or the chain jumps a gear unexpectedly. Is this a tensioning issue? I have tried adjusting the mech via the rear barrel adjuster but it hasn't really helped...... Read more >>
[attachment=4121][attachment=4121]I have a Sillhoutte and the shifter cable housing has a 90 deg. bend at the downtube connection.The opposite side shifter does not have this bend.Is this a possible bend that has been done by an incorrect cable housing routing.It just looks to be to much of a drastic bend.... Read more >>
I'm attempting to put new on a bike where I never saw the old housing. I have a center pull cantilever brake and I'm wondering if anything has to go on the end of the housing before the cable connects to the link wire....
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My cable guide on bottom bracket is a press on type and doesn't have a screw.
Looked around the 'net for a replacement but all of them have a screw.
This is for an older Black Diamond, "Ascent" model mountain bike that I just got and need to get in shape.
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In such systems, there is no way to make things a little bit simpler – the whole edifice becomes a huge, interlocking system not readily amenable to change. Tainter doesn't regard the sudden decoherence of these societies as either a tragedy or a mistake—"[U]nder a situation of declining marginal returns collapse may be the most appropriate response", to use his pitiless phrase. Furthermore, even when moderate adjustments could be made, they tend to be resisted, because any simplification discomfits elites.
When the value of complexity turns negative, a society plagued by an inability to react remains as complex as ever, right up to the moment where it becomes suddenly and dramatically simpler, which is to say right up to the moment of collapse. Collapse is simply the last remaining method of simplification.
Can't do anything about securitization, they say. It's too critical to lending. So reinflate the bubble and hope for the best!
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Letters from readers - James Hunter, Adrian J. Watts, Brandan Edwards and Lawton Robinson.
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Cover and five page preview of Batwoman (DC, 2011 series) #1.
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Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 8:43pm
BATON ROUGE, La(NBC33) — Two daycare workers responsible for the death of three-year old Damiyn McElveen learned their fate today. A judge sentenced former 'Wanda's Kids World' employees Kyandrea Thomas and Michelle Veals to 10,000 hours of community service.
They were also put on five years probation and have to repay the McElveen family for the cost of the funeral The three-year old died after being left in a daycare van back in July 2009. The high that day ws 98 degrees.


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I love this deodorant! It takes a while to dry, but after that, it does a decent job of keeping me dry & odor free all day. I have not tried it after intense exercise or in the summer, but on a "regular" day, it's fine. The light musk smell is just enough scent for me, it reminds me of the Body Shop white musk. Lovely!
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I agree, this doesn't do much. And maybe I got a bad one, because the scent was SO light that I could barely detect any at all! NOT a fav! However(and quite shockingly!), I LOVE the Imari roll on! THAT does last ALL day!
I really like the scent of this product. Its a perfect deodorant for stay at home days (non active days), because it really doesnt do a superb job in wetness protection. Its only 99cents so i keep one of these roll ons at home or my travel bag just in case I forget to bring my HG deodorant.
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Rio de Janeiro
Porcão, Ipanema
Rio de Janeiro, 22411-000, Brazil
It's Carnivale for carnivores at this riodizio-style churrascaria, where beach-tanned waiters slice up skewer after skewer of beef, pork, or poultry until you flip a coaster that says "stop." To supplement your protein bonanza, help yourself to the salad bar, which features hearts of palm and sushi and ceviche galore. Caipirinhas not included.
Price: $39 per person.
Save Room for: Bacon-wrapped filet mignon and pork sausages and, for the adventurous, chicken hearts, a local delicacy.
Check out their other location on Av. Dom Henrique.
Open / Closes- Accessible by Public Transportation
- Buffet
- Dinner
- Family-Friendly Dining
- Good for Groups
- Handicapped Accessible
- Large Groups
- Lunch
- Private Dining/Party Space
- Patio/Outdoor Seating
- Private Room Available
- Prix Fixe
- Smoking Area
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4 StarsHorringer 1 Bury St Edmunds IP29 5QE
The Ickworth Hotel is ideally located Bury St. Edmunds. Its fine location enables an easy access for shopping, dining, entertainment and businesses. Holiday makers can visit attractions such St. Mary's Church and Ickworth House.
This property offers 27 well appointed guest rooms that are equipped with standard amenities such as air conditioning, cable TV, Internet access and a refrigerator.
Guests at The Ickworth Hotel in Bury St. Edmunds can dine on in the relaxing ambience of the onsite restaurant where delicious dishes are served in a pleasing manner.
The Ickworth Hotel Bury St. Edmunds offers a well-equipped meeting room for business travellers' convenience. Guests can either workout in the gymnasium or can relax by the pool side. Attractions such as Theatre Royal and The Abbey is worth a visit.
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I bought an all steel gun for the first time in likely 15 years today. I think you all are corrupting my polymer disposition. I picked up a stainless PPK today. I've wanted a PPK since I was old enough to shoot I guess, the Bond movies don't factor in, I just always liked the shape of the gun and the feel of it. Anyway I brought a steel gun home and six boxes of various 380 ammo, range day tomorrow.
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50 Percent Off Select PlayStation 3 Accessories
Posted by Jason in Gaming Deals, PS3, QuickNews on December 27th, 2011
Sony is throwing down some killer deals across many of its Accessories for everything from move to audio. The following are some of it's Move Accessories.
Get Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for 99 Pence in UK
Posted by Jason in Battlefield 3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Gaming Deals, QuickNews on October 20th, 2011
GameStop is running a deal where you can score MW3 for only 99 pence. Insane? I think so, seeing as what is required made me chuckle.
How it all works:
1: You order Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 from GameStop (UK) and return BF3 in the prepaid envelope before MW3 launches; you'll be refunded the money (save for 99p), and it's yours.
Crazy? Smart marketing? Did your jaw just drop to the floor like mine did in shock?
40% off everything at Blockbuster Canada
Posted by kennygk in Gaming Deals, PS3 software, QuickNews on September 24th, 2011
Sorry this story is a little late. I realize that this sale has been going on for more then 2 weeks but if you didn't know… Blockbuster is closing all of its remaining 253 Canadian locations and they have decided to lower the price on all movies AND games by 40%. Yes that includes new games, so if you haven't already gone, and you live in Canada, you should check out the selection of games they are offering and try to find a good deal. A friend of mine bought NHL 12 for $37 and I spotted Red Faction Armageddon for the same price.
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Disgaea 4 will be released on September 6th and in case you want to get the awesome Premium Box Edition you better pre-order NOW… but if you've got even more money to spare then you can go directly to the NIS America Store and buy the even awesome-r edition that is exclusive to the online store!
And for those of us that bought Atelier Rorona last year, the next game in the series is now officially double-pinky swear confirmed for release on September 27th both in a regular edition and a premium box (love you NIS America)! No details of the box have been made public (guess they want us to buy Disgaea 4 first) so we'll have an update as soon as that information is available but if it's like the one we got for Atelier Rorona then they can have my $60 right now. Remember kids, we ALWAYS find money to spend on Collector's Editions!


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Kenya's shilling strengthened the most this month, as investors prepare to settle their payment for government securities on Monday and the central bank removed money supply from the market.
The currency of East Africa's biggest economy appreciated 0.6 percent, the most on a closing basis since March 28, to 82.85 per dollar as of 4:42 p.m. in Nairobi.
"The shilling is gaining on increased dollar inflows as investors prepare to settle their payment for the treasury bills sold this week," John Muli, a dealer at Nairobi based African Banking Corp., said by phone today.
The Central Bank of Kenya sold a total of 7.2 billion shillings ($87 million) of 91-days and 182-days treasury bills, it said in an e-mailed statement on April 11. The bank changed its previous auction system combining the sale of the treasury bills as it shifts to a new operating system, with bids accepted in the Wednesday auction to be settled on Mondays.
The bank accepted 6.5 billion shillings today in bids for repurchase agreements at a weighted average rate of 15.527 percent, an official said. The bank has removed a total of 31.1 billion shillings from the market since April 5, after the monetary policy committee indicated it would intervene to curb volatility.
"The removal of liquidity by central bank through repurchase agreement has also aided the shilling, with inter- bank on the rising to 13.359 percent from yesterday's 12.468 percent," NIC Bank Ltd. (NICB), said in its daily market note.
"We will continue with the current tight monetary policy until we are sure we are out of the woods," Finance Minister Njeru Githae told reporters in the capital on April 11.
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The committee retained the central bank rate at 18 percent to ensure that inflation continues to decline toward the government target while maintaining exchange rate stability.
The inflation rate declined for a fourth month to 15.61 percent in March from 16.69 percent in the previous month, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics said last month.
Tanzania's shilling strengthened for a second day, with the currency of the second-biggest economy in East Africa, climbing as much as 0.3 percent to 1,578.54 per dollar, the highest on a closing basis since Jan 12. It traded 0.1 percent stronger at 1,581 as of 4:02 p.m.
"There is liquidity tightness caused mainly by banks buying shillings from their long dollar positions hence the strengthening of the shilling," said Emmanuel Mwasanguti, a dealer with CRDB Bank Plc, said by phone today from Dar es Salaam, the commercial capital.
The Ugandan shilling gained the most in more than nine months. The currency of the third-biggest economy in East Africa appreciated as much as 2.7 percent to 2,452.50 per dollar, the strongest gain on a closing basis since June 30, and was trading 1.7 percent stronger at 2,477.5 at 4:47 p.m.
"The shilling gained from dollar inflows to the non- governmental sector and investors targeting government securities," Faisal Bukenya, the head of currency trading at Barclays Bank of Uganda Ltd. Said by phone from Kampala. The government plan to sell 120 billion shillings of three-, six-and 12-month Treasury bills next week, he said.
-- With assistance from David Malingha Doya in Dar es Salaam and Fred Ojambo in Kampala. Editors: Peter Branton, Linda Shen
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Saturday Art: Cameron, Art and Magick
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"Dark Angel" portrait of Jack Parsons, by Cameron
(Second image, below the jump ,is NSFW and was declared by LAPD in 1957 to be "lewd")
Cameron Parson–she despised her first name, Marjorie–led a storied life, filled with art, passion and magick. Born in Iowa, she joined the Navy during World Wat II, but went AWOL when her brother was injured and spent the rest of the war confined to base, leaving with an honorable discharge. Following her family to Pasadena, she met Jack Parsons, a notorious and brilliant rocket scientist, one of the founders of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the discoverer of solid rocket fuel.
Months earlier Jack Parsons–a follower of English occult practitioner Aleister Crowley, dubbed "the Great Beast" and "the wickedest man win the world" and head of the magickal group Ordo Templi Orientis–had performed a series of magickal rituals with a boarder at his rambling house. The boarder, who shall remain nameless, was a pulp fiction writer who would later go on to found one of the most goofy and litigious celebrity-heavy cults in modern history. He and Parsons had performed sex magick to conjure up an "elemental" girl friend, the Scarlet Woman, Babalon, for Jack, since the boarder had taken up with Jack's current lover, Betty, the half sister of Parsons' ex-wife.
Parsons and the boarder performed the sex magick rituals, and Cameron walked into Parsons house, a bohmian enclave of writers, artists and oddballs. The two became lovers and eventually married, with Cameron becoming more and more immersed in the O.T.O., though she took breaks from Jack and his lifestyle in the desert, at a Swiss nunnery and in Mexico.
In 1952, as Jack and Cameron were preparing to leave for Mexico where Parsons–who had lost his security clearance at Hughes Aircraft–had been offered a job, the scientist dropped a container of mercury fulminate and blew himself up. It was a grisly end for the Dark Angel. Cameron retired to the California desert for three years and then emerged again in Los Angeles with a series of paintings called Parchments, and reaffirming her friendship with Walter Berman and others in his circle. Fellow occultist Kenneth Anger cast her opposite Anais Nin in his 1956 film Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome and director Curtis Harrington filmed Cameron's artwork and rituals for The Wormwood Star.


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I got to thinking about the TEA Parties that have been held around the country AND the fact that if you hold a job, believe in god, want smaller government and lower taxes you are now an official extreme right wing terrorist.
The thought came to me about Tiananmen Square in 1989. For those of you to young to remember:
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
My question is, would the military go up against the civilian population of the U.S. during protests like the Tea Parties?
Before you answer, you should consider that it has happened before in the U.S., not only in the 1960's but much earlier in out history.


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I have about 90 pounds to lose. It is better for me to lose a little weight with just doing cardio and then start doing the weights. Or should I be doing the weights with the cardio.
100 lb. Club - cardio and weight trainingView Full Version : cardio and weight training dek6 10-02-2007, 07:01 PM I have about 90 pounds to lose. It is better for me to lose a little weight with just doing cardio and then start doing the weights. Or should I be doing the weights with the cardio. Eves 10-02-2007, 07:28 PM Do both, since they both help you lose weight in different ways. Cardio - your big calorie burner also helps condition your heart. Weights - you also burn a lot of calories lifting weights, but their big advantage is that they help you keep your muscles as you lose weight, maybe even get more muscle. Muscle burns more calories than fat, so you are making your body a more effective calorie burning machine. Start slow on both, and get a trainer in the gym to help you. It's better to lift light but lift with good form than to go heavier with bad form. Good luck! babyfattimes3 10-02-2007, 07:32 PM Hello I just started going to the gym and did a little of both. But I ran in to a personal trainer there and was told to consentrate more on cardio. I am heavier then you so I dont know. Good luck to you Meg 10-02-2007, 07:39 PM Archy's right. I'm going to hire her to be my personal trainer. :D xJox 10-02-2007, 07:41 PM I t hink a personal trainer would be a great idea. LaurieDawn 10-02-2007, 07:48 PM I didn't post originally, as Archy said it so well. But when I saw babyfat's response, I thought I would add in my two cents, though it might not be worth even that. I do cardio seven days a week and strength training three. It's important to take a day off between strength training sessions if you're working the same muscle groups. However, some people will strength train upper body one day and rotate to lower body the next, and I've even heard of people doing left side one day and right side the other. If you rotate like this, you can do strength training every day. There is a lot of cross-over, too, as cardio will build some muscle, and strength training can be cardiovascular exercise too if you are rotating between stations rapidly enough to keep your heart rate up. There. Did I confuse the issue enough? hellokitty81668 10-02-2007, 07:49 PM I can't afford a personal trainer, but looked at lots of web pages about weight lifting/exercising. I used to do weight lifting in high school, so I had an idea what to do, I started out slow with the weights, ( first 3 lbs) and have moved to 5lbs and sometimes 8 lb weights. I started with each exercise one time, 8-12 movements. Now I do two times 12 movements. I don't do alot of weight lifting , maybe 12 different things, but it is giving me definition in the arms. I also do my elliptical for 40 minutes, but also started out slow with no resistance, and little by little I worked on it. If you can't get your hands on a machine( treadmill, bike or elliptical trainer, there is dancing, running, walking anything to get your heart moving. A personal trainer is nice, but if you can't afford one, it doesn't mean you can't exercise. And i think it is important to do both weight lifting and cardio, I do cardio 6 times a week and weights 4-5 times a week. cheryl Robin41 10-02-2007, 08:13 PM I also do both. Besides all the great reasons listed by everybody else, I just like the great definition I'm starting to get in my arms and legs. It gives me a sense of strength and coordination that I don't get from cardio. I find it really motivating. Cassie501107 10-02-2007, 08:21 PM You have some great advice here already...and now I'm thinking that I should get a trainer to help me out with weights. If only I could afford it.:^: Sheila53 10-02-2007, 08:25 PM I started lifting about the time I started losing weight. I really think that one of the things that helped me not have excess skin issues was developing muscle at the same time I was losing weight. I could be totally off here, and I do know that genetics, etc. probably played a factor (age definitely didn't!), but I really think that weight lifting right off the bat helped. Please remember, however, that when you start lifting weight and working those big muscles, you may retain water so the scale may show it. I never work big muscles before a weigh-in for that reason. If you get muscle soreness (which I think is a good thing!), be sure and drink extra water and take extra vitamin C. Are you joining a gym to lift? If so, take advantage of their free personal training session that usually comes with membership. And I highly recommend hiring a personal trainer for as many sessions as you can afford. Besides teaching you good form, they push you to do more, which is often necessary to get us past the mental blocks that keep us from lifting heavier. Have fun! Oh, forgot to add that I also do cardio at least six days a week. It definitely burns the fat. :) Trazey34 10-02-2007, 11:12 PM I'm a big girl and I do cario and resistance bands - I love those things! Here's a cool website with little moving cartoons showing how the movements are done! I have to say, I've only been using them a few weeks, but all the aches & pains from my shoulders and neck I've seemed to have for years are GONE!! http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/resistance-band-exercises.html Pita09 10-03-2007, 08:26 AM I just started yesterday working out at a real gym. My Curves closed, which is a good thing for me. Anyway, I plan on doing cardio 6 days a week and alternately lower and upper body 6 days a week. Man do my arms hurt today!!! I have a question about the weights. Do I lift heavy for fewer reps, or do I lift lighter for longer reps? I found myself unable to do the full 3 sets of 15 and my boyfriend feels that is because the weights were too heavy and I need to go lower on the weights. What do you all think of that? Thanks :) Meg 10-03-2007, 08:33 AM Pita, that sounds like a great program! I like an upper-lower split too, but you may find six days to be too much. It would be OK to drop back to a five day split of three UB days and two LB or even four days of alternating upper and lower. I would personally have a hard time recovering from three leg days a week. :faint: Since you're just starting, aim for the 12 - 15 rep range. Pick a weight that becomes challenging, if not almost impossible, somewhere between 12 and 15 reps. If you get to 15 and can keep going, then the weight is too light and you need to pick a heavier weight for the next set. But, if you fail before 12 reps, then the weight is too heavy and you want to go lighter on the next set. You say you couldn't make it to 15 -- did you make it to 12? If so, I'd say stick with that weight and just do what you can so long as it's in the 12 - 15 range. Once you can get to 15 fairly easily (and it will happen soon!), then go up in weight. Happy lifting! :strong: Daimere 10-03-2007, 10:05 AM I use PUSH for my strength training which I do 3 days a week. Then, I do cardio(30 minutes) every day unless I've gotten 100+ minutes. If I have I might give myself a rest day. I know it's best to start strength training with your regimine because then you can "see" results that you might not get on the scale. Like my 2nd week, I knew I was getting stronger because I could hold myself in a hold longer than the week before. Eves 10-03-2007, 10:46 AM Archy's right. I'm going to hire her to be my personal trainer. :D :drill: We're moving 50 pound buckets full of dirt today. Upstairs! Actually that was yesterday, my butt is really sore! Here's something to think about: I took my HRM with me on my big leg and butt day (when I do deadlifts, squats, and step ups) and I burn the same amount of calories I burn in a 45 minute aerobics class, and 30 less calories than I burn during my runs. Weights are that good for you! Meg 10-03-2007, 10:52 AM Geez, I missed it? That sounds like fun! :devil: You're so right about weightlifting being a cardio workout! It's eyeopening for me too when I wear my HR monitor while working out. As a matter of fact, the highest HR I've ever reached (above 100% of my theoretical max) was while doing BB squats. And I'll regularly reach 85% of max doing other exercises. Interestingly, bicep exercises really shoot my HR up. 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It begins in the early 1980s, when John bought a king-sized,
goose down pillow at a farm auction in southern Minnesota.
Farm auctions were a thrill if you weren't related to the
family whose century-old homestead was on the block. Picnic tables and folding chairs filled barnyards and local folks sold barbecued chicken, iced tea, potato salad, and
lemon cake. In the years John was bidding
on boxes of household goods from old family farms on the Midwestern prairie, I was in western New York, waving fans marked with my number.
The last quarter of the twentieth century was not kind to Allegany (that's how they spell it) County, New York. Its dairy industry could not survive the needs of the market,
and there were no other industries. As grandparents died or were moved to rest
homes, families sold farms to bed-and-breakfast aspirants or the Amish.
These far-western New York auctions were not attended by dealers
from Manhattan: Allegany County is a long, mostly
dull, eight-hour drive from the City. Therefore, there was little or no competition for items useless to farm survival, but wildly hip in the City, such as vintage clothing.
In the summer of 1985, staying, as always, in Nana's Cuba Lake cottage, we followed signs to an auction in the nearby county seat of Belmont, population 950.
The auction was sited at the
farmhouse where the recently deceased Miss Elizabeth Kinney had lived since her
birth in 1888. Miss Kinney's adult life, as the auction program informed us,
had focused on her job at the Bank of Belmont, and her volunteer work with
Belmont charities.
We arrived before the noon start, registered, and
wandered over to the preview. Miss Kinney had seemingly divested of nothing and neither had her parents. The well-kept possessions dating
back to the town's founding in 1853 included tools, farm implements, dishes, glassware,
kitchen supplies, garden ornaments, framed pictures, furniture, jewelry, books — and a vast wardrobe of Miss
Kinney's clothing.
The styles ranged from 1908, when she was 20, and ended in mid-1950s. The chic suits were hand-tailored.
The dresses were of silk and jersey, cotton and wool; they had matching belts
and wide collars. Miss Kinney was an accomplished seamstress and a fashionista: the lot came with an album
of illustrations she had cut from magazines to inspire her hand-made patterns.
I tried on a blouse —
a silky shell Ann Southern might have worn in "Private Secretary." The fit was
perfect. My heart raced.
I avoided eye contact with the other potential bidders and feigned disdain.
Good auctioneers are brilliant
performers, and the boss and crew at Miss Kinney's was an all-star cast: the drama
of the sidemen's shouts for bids, the rejection of an object in the queue as
the auctioneer senses the mood of the crowd, the quick judgment that a bread
box is hot and a rocking chair is cold. Move it along, fan the fever.
The afternoon became increasingly hot and muggy. My son and
his stepfather lost interest. I said I couldn't leave. They said they could.
"Give me your cash," I said.
Three hours later, only the clothes remained. The auctioneer
held up a wool coat with a velvet collar, satin-lined, covered buttons, a
stunner. He opened at $50. I sighed. Not in my budget.
No bids. He dropped to $25, then $10, then $5. I raised my
number. I was unchallenged.
I had a coat.
The auctioneer changed strategies. He waved his arms directing his crew to gather up the clothes.
"$100," he said, "One hundred and go."
No bids. He dropped to $50. Silence.
He pointed at me. "$5 and go?" I nodded.
When Ewing and Max returned, they packed the car with Miss
Kinney's 107 pieces: dresses, coats, nightgowns, suits, jackets, shoes,
belts, and gloves.
Home at the cabin, I staged a fashion show of my
purchases. As I studied the individual pieces, the life of their creator
took shape: Miss Elizabeth Kinney's dreams, her modesty, her vanities, her
humor, her elegance.
Over the decades since that summer, I have worn the pieces
until they fell apart, like a beloved pink chenille bathrobe, its closely fitted
silhouette capped with 1940s shoulder pads. I gave away a number of rockabilly
housedresses. I sold an evening gown with a beaded décolletage (where had she
worn it? Did she have a suitor?). I donated the shoes.
Today, all that remains is a turquoise felt "Mexican" jacket
appliquéd with bananas, donkeys and sombreros. I don't wear it often, but I
keep it visible, in memory of Miss Kinney, she of impeccable,
adventurous taste, the patron saint of my closet.
Now… where had I intended to go with this story? The
king-sized down pillow? Oh yes, John's auction purchase, which, on
Monday, was in serious need of a washing.
I tossed it in the machine with a couple of towels and some
tee shirts.
The thin cotton covering -- not ticking -- chose that moment to
go to glory. The washing cycle finished, I opened the machine to a
bushel of goose feathers — everywhere, on everything, embedded in
the toweling, permanently driven into the tee shirts, plugged into every open
surface of the machine's interior, and, as I tried to move the mess, all over
the laundry room floor.
I gave up and went to the office. In the late afternoon, when I left work and headed west, it became necessary to cross Main Street at a critical CalTrans construction moment.
"We've just resurfaced," the traffic control woman warned. I roared through.
down our lane, I heard the gravel sticking to my tires.
John greeted me in the yard.
"How was your day?"
"Not bad," I said, "considering I was tarred and feathered."


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I recently made a cake for my mom, who has celiac disease. I am very familiar with baking gluten free, so I thought it would be no problem. However, the outside of the cake cooked SO much faster than the rest of the cake. It formed a crispy crust, and when the cake was cut into you could see a colour gradient as it faded from the dark brown outside to the light yellow inside. It's my mom's birthday next week and I really want to make her another cake, but I need to avoid this disaster! Any advice would be much appreciated.
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Villa Louloudia
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Villa | 3 bedrooms | sleeps 6
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Villa Louloudia is a luxury, fully air-conditioned villa situated in its own one acre plot of land, set on the side of a south-facing, terraced slope, with breath-taking, panoramic views across Kaminia Bay and the cobalt blue Ionian Sea towards the island of Zante.
With your own large, private infinity pool together with a spacious exterior patio area with sun loungers and sun parasols and a large BBQ, you can while away your days soaking up the Greek sunshine, sipping on cool drinks watching the boats sail by across the crystal clear Ionian waters below, or take a gentle dip in your private swimming pool and simply…. relax.
Comfort was the aim when we furnished the villa from the squishy sofas in the open plan living area to the fabulously restful CocoMat beds in all three ensuite bedrooms.
The villa is the last of a small, exclusive cluster of impressive, luxury villas on this site.
Free Wifi available and Satellite TV.
Not suitable for children under 5 years of age.
A car is highly recommended - the property has ample parking. Sleeps 6.
The Tourist Licence Number for the villa is pending, but inspections have been undertaken by EOT.
Size | Sleeps up to 6, 3 bedrooms |
Nearest beach | Mounda Beach 500 m |
Will consider | Corporate bookings, Long term lets (over 1 month) |
Access | Car essential |
Nearest Amenities | 1 km |
Nearest travel links | Nearest airport: Kefalonia Airport 35 km |
Family friendly | Suitable for children over 5, Suitable for people with restricted mobility |
Notes | No pets allowed, No smoking at this property |
Features and Facilities
Luxuries | DVD player, Sea view |
Pool | Private outdoor pool (unheated) |
General | Central heating, Air conditioning, TV, CD player, Satellite TV, Wi-Fi available |
Standard | Kettle, Toaster, Hair dryer |
Utilities | Clothes dryer, Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine |
Rooms | 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms of which 3 En suites |
Furniture | Single beds (4), Double beds (1), Dining seats for 8, Lounge seats for 6 |
Other | Linen provided, Towels provided |
Outdoors | Private outdoor pool (unheated), Balcony or terrace, Private garden, BBQ |
Access | Secure parking |
The Ionian Islands region
Kefalonia is the largest of the Ionian islands, situated on the west coast of Greece and set in the beautiful cobalt blue (and clean) Ionian Sea.
The island of Kefalonia has hundreds of stunning beaches ranging from shallow and sandy to steep and pebbly. Some of these beaches are in conservation areas, where water sports are not permitted as the beaches are a nesting site for logger head turtles - these tend to be quiet, sandy shallow beaches, which are great for young families to use. Other beaches are popular as water-sports areas for the more adventurous visitors. And you can even find your own private secluded cove for the day if you hire a small motorboat and search around the coast.
Inland the countryside is green, fertile and mountainous - a great area for walking or pony trekking.
Historically, Kefalonia has much to offer from temples and artefacts dating back to 10BC. The island was also the setting for the novel 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin'.
The town of Skala (approx. 3km from Villa Louloudia) is situated in the south east corner of Kefalonia. Skala has water-sports beaches, tavernas, bars, supermarkets, cash machines a Doctor and Pharmacy and most of the facilities which you'll need on a Greek island holiday.
Villa Louloudia is set on a a beautiful south facing terrace overlooking the Ionian Sea towards Zante. Approximately 0.5km directly below the villa are the long sandy Kaminia and Mounda beaches which join together to form one vast beach. The two beaches are in a conservation area where the Loggerhead turtles nest and the beaches are shallow, quiet and clean, providing a wonderful place for relaxing, sunbathing, swimming and snorkelling.
Within a short drive from Villa Louloudia are small coastal and mountain villages, a range of different types of beaches and tavernas and views which will just take your breath away
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"Villa Louloudia- a little bit of heaven on earth"
Villa Louloudia is a perfect choice for those wishing to indulge themselves in peace,quiet and comfort.My sister and I were seeking to rest and relax and did so -completely.We both appreciated the ef… More
7 Jun 2013
"Superb comfortable villa in a perfect location!"
We stayed at villa louloudia for a week in May with our three children. It was easy to find by hire car even in the dark! And the welcome pack which greet us was great.
The high quality furnishings in this villa make it feel more like a home than a holiday let.. And the beds are the most comfortable we have ever had on a holiday! It's set out nicely with a lovely outside dining area, which we made good use of, together with the barbecue.
The pool is luxurious and you have a great view of the countryside and the sea whilst you swim. We also enjoyed watching the buzzards swooping below.. A beautiful spot.
We had a few evenings out in Skala which is only a short drive away, where there are some lovely restaurants and shops, and a couple of bars.
We all really enjoyed our week here, lots to see and do, and a great place to relax. The communication with the villa owner Jane has been brilliant, and I would not hesitate to recommend this villa. Thanks Jane!
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On 04/03/2012 01:55 PM, rosea.grammostola wrote:
speaking of which
ardour gets all its stuff under one own session directory, on a per
session/project basis, iirc just like NSM mandates,
bbbuuuuuut...:) making that one and the same directory as from an
outsider/independent session manager like NSM is asking for a lot of
file and symlink juggling, if you ask me
i'm not an expert in ardour internals, someone else could chime in and
help me here.
my feeling again is that the effort to comply with NSM isn't, won't be
so easy for any lass-than-simple-textbook-like client examples
once again, i call for some ardour expertise. i'm even afraid to ask
this btw, but does ardour work with jack-session already? o.O
> However, it might be fair to take a look at how JackSession does this
jack-session has some fsck-up restrictions of its own
one that i had historical complaints is about this non-reusable session
directory restriction (here, the "non" particle, is not a pun;) which
meant that you can't save into the same session directory twice
a "really-smart/intelligent" SM could copy and re(sym)link all the
references under each client participant's session sub-directory, yes, a
chimeric kind of effort comes to mind :o)
alas. this jack-session restriction has been somewhat circumvented by
the "versioning" feature on qjackctl-as-jack-session-manager, by yours
truly. yes it's true, but it shows you how cumbersome is like when one
has to go around and break the red tape of those draconian SM's ;)
and now NSM is about asking for even more and thicker red tape...
now, i could suggest NSM API to be split in levels of compliance and
restrictiveness, so to speak:
- level 0 :- clients just store/retrieve their own private state from a
supplied and independent session sub-directory; no GUI File menu
restrictions; no file location restrictions, no symlinks, no juggling,
no dupes, no sh*t.
- level 1+ :- anything that (may progressively?) imposes each one the
mentioned non-restrictions of level 0.
starting with level 0, there's a fair chance for NSM to revolve, and
even co-exist peacefully with jack-session and ladish. call me a dreamer :)
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47 And that servant who knew his master's will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. | 47 "That servant who knows his master's will and does not get ready or does not do what his master wants will be beaten with many blows. |
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I ran FontQA and got these errors:
"Not all OS/2-sTypoAscender values are matching the required value. OS/2-sTypoAscender: 750, required: 950"
"The OS/2-sTypoDescender value does not match the required value OS/2-sTypoDescender: -250, required: -193"
Font's UPM is 1000. Ascender: 950. Descender: -193. Caps height: 697. Ascenders are also 697 tall (for a reason) and decenders go to -193 (also for a reason). Going to be postscript OT, that's why I thought it would be safe to leave the TT-specific metrics to automation. Apparently not the way to go? I tried to make some sense of the Vertical metrics How-To, but still not sure what to do. That How-To is quite dated, anyone know is it still valid today?
Yes, there hasn't been much change to vertical metrics, so the how-to is still valid.
Jason C
Assuming you are using FontLab try this. In the 'Key dimensions' panel, change your Ascender to 807, keep your Descender as -193 and keep your Caps height at 697. In the 'TrueType-specific metrics' panel tick the box to 'Set custom values' and set the values as below:
TypoAscender: 807
TypoDescender: -193
TypoLineGap: 200
WinAscent: 950
WinDescent: -250
Ascender: 950
Descender: -250
LineGap: 0
Hopefully this should work if I understand your issue correctly.
That looks pretty sound, Karl. However, if the actual ascender height in the font -- e.g. measured to the top of the lowercase d, the usual PS measurement -- is 950, then Topy might want to consider scaling his outlines down. At present the implication of 950 + 193 is that the total ascender + descender height is greater than the em height, which is usually not a good idea.
Topy, note that 'TrueType-specific metrics' in the FontLab UI is a misnomer, since these OS/2 and hhea values also apply to PS OpenType.
Many thanks, Karl! I think I understand this, now both sets of values equal to 1000. I'll run a few tests next. John, what might result from having too large ascender&descender height?
Actually, come to think of it, the ascender value doesn't have to be 950? I just used it to control the leading. The max height of all outlines is 697, to the ascender value could be much lower than 950?
The value of the OS/2 typo ascender added to the depth of the typo descender should sum to the em height. So the values that Karl suggests should work for you. I would consider an actual ascender height of 697 to be 'cast small on the body', though. In general you want the actual ascender and descender height and depth to be close to the OS/2 typo values and hence close to the em size.
What John said. I found Karsten Luecke's guide to Font Metrics essential in understanding this, having encountered numerous problems along these lines when updating fonts created by other people. It took a couple of read throughs and experimentation but once it starts to make sense it is invaluable.
I've tested Karl's values, seems to work fine. Only thing is the leading, which I find a bit too tight. So how should I go about increasing it?
"In general you want the actual ascender and descender height and depth to be close to the OS/2 typo values and hence close to the em size."
Sorry for being hard-headed, but why? What is the benefit of that and what are the dangers if they are not close to em size? I mean, if I don't know the benefits/risks involved, how could I ever fully understand this?
The em is what is scaled. So, for instance, if text is set at 12pt then it is the em height that is 12pts high. So the relative sizing of the actual outlines to the em determines whether the font looks small or large or similar relative to other fonts at the same nominal size. If your ascender and descender lengths are significantly shorter than the em, the font will look small compared to most other fonts at the same size. If they are taller than the em, not only will the font look larger than other fonts it might also appear too tightly line-spaced in typical leading situations.
Note that some software makes use of font vertical metrics to determine default leading, while other software uses explicit leading set by the user. MS Wordpad is a good example of the former, and Adobe InDesign of the latter. Hence, you want to set the vertical metrics to produce what you consider the desirable linespacing in Wordpad, but also to scale your outlines relative to the em such that your font is of similar size to other fonts. There is no absolute standard -- and there are reasons why one might choose to make an individual font 'small on the body' -- but general practice is to make the Latin ascender and descender heights sum quite close to the em height.
Having established the ascender and descender heights and corresponding Typo vertical metrics, you can increase linespacing by increasing the TypeLinegap value. You then need to also increase the Win and hhea metrics values by the same amount. Typically, this is done by either splitting the increase equally or proportionally across the two Win metrics values, or by adding it all to the WinAscent value.
Wow, thanks John, greatly appreciated! Makes much more sense now. Have you ever thought about writing a book? :)


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44 and will dash you and your children within you to the ground. They will not leave in you one stone on another, because you didn't know the time of your visitation." | 44 They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God's coming to you." |
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